Le Mans 24 Hours (DC)

It’s so common now to find games that are potentially (and sometimes actually) quite dull. Take Sega Bass Fishing. FISHING? Yes, a totally ridiculous idea but it ends up being a game that seems to work rather well. Airport Inc. is another one – an airport management game? My goodness, hats off for trying to come up with an original idea, I even bought it because I was so intrigued with the concept. Which leads me gently on to this game, Le Mans 24 Hours on the Dreamcast. Based on the race of the same name, Le Mans is arguably one of the toughest endurance races in the Motorsports calendar. You won’t be too surprised to find out that ...  Read the complete review

This opinion has been incredibly difficult for me to write for many reasons, however I believe that I can put together one of the best opinions I have written, and now it’s the turn of Infogrames’ Le Mans 24Hour to grace my sceptical eye! I hope you like this opinion – my views of the game are mixed, but I think it’s a definite ‘must have’ so don’t skip any of it! Le Mans 24 Hour is probably the most visually pleasing game I have ever played in my entire life! I didn’t expect such graphical splendour after realising that it’s a game by Infogrames (UEFA striker and Silver didn’t do much for me!), but ...  Read the complete review

Le Mans 24 – a totally brilliant Dreamcast racing game with some absolutely mind blowing graphics, they’re probably the best in any Dreamcast Racing game, and to be honest this is probably the best Dreamcast racing game available ahead of everything else, although I wouldn’t say it’s quite as good as GT3, but what is? The graphics aren’t just the game’s strong point though, as this has everything! Brilliant gameplay is due to the superb handling of the large high speed le mans cars, the best of course is the McLaren F1 car, but there’re others too including a stunning Audi car which is my personal favourite, but the ...  Read the complete review

From the moment you watch the cars speed by on the introduction to the time spent trying to keep your eyes on the road instead of the detailed scenery speeding by, this game is simply visually stunning. Le Mans 24 is based on the world famous 24 hour racing event, where drivers compete in a grueling show of strength, often in bad weather and poor light. The game thankfully gives you other options to prevent you from going out and buying matchsticks to keep your eyes open, but the option is there for all you insomniacs to do the whole 24 hour race! There are many different ways to play the game, although most people will start with the single races that ...  Read the complete review

When Le Mans 24 Hours was released on the DC last year, the majority of the games press didn't give it a great deal of coverage. MS-R was still dominating the Dreamcast mags and everything else that was released was regarded as inferior for that period of time. Oh, what they missed out on! Le Mans 24 Hours for DC is one of the prettiest racing games I've seen in a long time. Brake discs glow, sand blows up and gras sticks to the tyres when you spin off. The graphics are very "simulation" but the problem is that the control system is very "arcade". It's this mixup of the two which leads to the title's ...  Read the complete review